Najib vows to help Indians if MIC secures their vote - by Yow Hong Chieh (TMI)

By Yow Hong Chieh The Malaysian Insider Jul 30, 2011 PUTRAJAYA, July 30 – Datuk Seri Najib Razak pledged to do all he can to bring the Indian community back into the “mainstream of development” but asked that MIC redouble efforts to secure the community’s vote. The prime minister said there must be “quid pro quo” between Barisan Nasional (BN) component party MIC and the ruling coalition if both wished to benefit from their relationship as “loyal friends”. “There must be an understanding. Can you all deliver for Barisan Nasional? You can deliver and we will deliver,” Najib (picture) told delegates at the 65th MIC general assembly here today. Najib also stressed that unity within MIC at all levels was crucial for the party to be seen as the main choice for Indians come polling day. “There cannot be factions within MIC. There must be only one MIC,” he said. MIC president Datu...